Word Origin & History

Old English cludig "rocky, hilly, full of cliffs;" see cloud (n.). Meaning "of the nature of clouds" is recorded from c.1300; meaning "full of clouds" is late 14c.; that of "not clear" is from 1580s. Figurative sense of "gloomy" is late 14c. Related: Cloudiness; cloudily.

Example Sentences for cloudy

In cloudy weather you can improvise a game on the dining-room table.

The weather is heavy and cloudy, and I hope to get some rain shortly.

Could not take another set of lunars on account of the cloudy weather.

The weather is dark and cloudy, and there is much thunder about.

The smallest bit of fat will eventually render it dull and cloudy.

Under the cloudy moon Dick saw him show emotion for the first time.

The month was March, and the weather damp, cloudy, and cold.

It was a dark and cloudy afternoon near the close of the war of 1812-15.

The cloudy look had not left Geoff's face when he came into the drawing-room.